Teufelsbaum vs Bush clockvine

Alstonia scholaris compared with Thunbergia erecta

Key Differences

  • Teufelsbaum is Least Concern while Bush clockvine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Teufelsbaum Bush clockvine
Kingdom same Plantae (Pflanzen) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Gentianales (Enzianartige) Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family Apocynaceae Acanthaceae
Genus Alstonia Thunbergia
Species Alstonia scholaris Thunbergia erecta

Evolutionary Relationship

Teufelsbaum and Bush clockvine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Bush clockvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Teufelsbaum Bush clockvine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Teufelsbaum

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Bush clockvine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

Teufelsbaum

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Bush clockvine

The Bush clockvine (Thunbergia erecta) is a species in the genus Thunbergia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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